Saturday, November 24, 2012

Moving with the subtlety of a runaway locomotive the debut
album by Divine Incarnation has arrived. (Actually it arrived a little while
ago, but due to several delays this review is finally seeing the light of day….
Sorry guys!!). Judgment Against the Nations is the title of this metallic
assault brought to us by Sanctus Gladius Records

Judgment Against the Nations is blackened/Thrash Metal that
is long on bombast and short on any kind of subtlety, with upfront guitars and
vocals that could scrape paint off a wall. Opening with what I think is the
best track, The Return, you know what you're gonna get. Fast songs that have
few changes but have lots of sledgehammer moments.

Other stands out tracks include, All Powerful One and The
Only Way. These tracks have some solid thrashy death type moments, yet have a
really strong old school vibe reinterpreted for today. The black metal
influence is really strong on the 10 minute epic Indignation, for me tho I
sorta got lost along the way.

There are really strong riffs on this album. The production
is clean and brutal without being overproduced in the least. This band sounds
like someone I’d hear in San Francisco
at the Rock On Broadway, very underground and very raw. According to the liner
notes these tracks were originally recorded in October 2009 and July 2010.
Perhaps as two separate demo’s that have been put together for this limited
edition release. If that is the case, the production elements are really quite
good.

On their Facebook page they list their influences as,

Bathory, Celtic Frost, Emperor, Hellhammer, Immortal,
Mayhem, Slayer.

That I can believe! This is a limited edition disc so if
you don’t already own one you might’ve missed out, but if brutal thrashing
blackened death is up your alley; grab a copy of Divine Incarnation’s
Judgment Against the Nations. You won’t be disappointed.

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JUNE 2014 SABBATICAL

Hey there folks... To all my fellow fans of metal I just want to announce effective immediately we will be no longer reviewing new albums. I actually do have one left to review that will get done fairly soon.

IMMEDIATE SABBATICAL..... as to why... Well I'm burned to crisp and really want to explore other things without the constant thought of listening to music for the purpose of writing a review.... I will always have an opinion but at this point I'm really burned out.... very burned out... There has been so much going on ...... Until a later day....